,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #adcc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ac1 #bjai ,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to limit funding for any extension of the ,new ,,start ,treaty or any successor agreement unless the agreement includes the ,people's ,republic of ,china and covers all strategic and non-strategic nuclear forces of the ,russian ,federation4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,new ,,start ,treaty ,improvement ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states and the ,russian ,federation signed the ,new ,strategic ,arms ,reduction ,treaty 7the ,new ,,start ,treaty7 on ,april #h1 #bjaj4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,states ,senate advised and consented to the treaty on ,december #bb1 #bjaj1 by a vote of #ga-bf4 7#c7 ,the ,senate resolution advising and consenting to the ratification of the ,new ,,start ,treaty states that prior to the entry into force of the ,new ,,start ,treaty1 the ,president shall certify to the ,senate that ''' the ,united ,states will seek to initiate ''' not later than one year after the entry into force of the ,new ,,start ,treaty1 negotiations with the ,russian ,federation on an agreement to address the disparity between the non-strategic 7tactical7 nuclear weapons stockpiles of the ,russian ,federation and of the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,the ,new ,,start ,treaty is due to expire in ,february #bjba4 7#e7 ,the #bjah ,nuclear ,posture ,review states-- 7,a7 ,while the ,united ,states has continued to reduce the number and salience of nuclear weapons1 others1 including ,russia and ,china1 have moved in the opposite direction4 ,russia has expanded and improved its strategic and non-strategic nuclear forces4 ,china's military modernization has resulted in an expanded nuclear force1 with little to no transparency into its intentions42 7,b7 ,russia is developing and deploying new nuclear warheads and launchers4 ,these efforts include multiple upgrades for every leg of the ,russian nuclear triad of strategic bombers1 sea-based missiles1 and landbased missiles4 ,russia is also developing at least two new intercontinental range systems1 a hypersonic glide vehicle1 and a new intercontinental1 nuclear-armed1 nuclear-powered1 undersea autonomous torpedo42 7,c7 ,russia is also building a large1 diverse1 and modern set of non-strategic systems that are dual-capable ''' 4 ,these theater- and tactical-range systems are not accountable under the ,new ,,start ,treaty2 7,d7 ,china continues to increase the number1 capabilities1 and protection of its nuclear forces42 and 7,e7 ,china has developed a new road-mobile strategic intercontinental ballistic missile 7,,icbm71 a new multi-warhead version of its ,,df#e silo-based ,,icbm1 and its most advanced ballistic missile submarine armed with new submarine-launched ballistic missiles 7,,slbm74 ,it has also announced development of a new nuclear-capable strategic bomber1 giving ,china a nuclear triad44 7#f7 ,on ,april #d1 #bjai1 ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump stated1 ,between ,russia and ,china and us1 we're all making hundreds of billions of dollars worth of weapons1 including nuclear1 which is ridiculous ''' and ,i would say that ,china will come along1 and ,i would say ,russia will come along4 ,it doesn't really make sense that we're doing this44 7#g7 ,in testimony before the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate on ,april #aj1 #bjai1 ,secretary of ,state ,mike ,pompeo stated1 in response to a question about extending the ,new ,,start treaty1 that we need to make sure that we've got all of the parties that are relevant as a component of this as well4 7#h7 ,on ,march #af1 #bjai1 ,national ,security ,advisor ,john ,bolton stated1 ,china is building up its nuclear capacity now4 ,it's ''' one reason why if we're going to have another arms control negotiation1 for example1 with the ,russians1 it may make sense to include ,china in that discussion as well4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 arms control is beneficial for both ,united ,states national security and international stability1 but the ,united ,states should not enter arms control agreements that impose unilateral restrictions on the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and fail to properly account for the nuclear arsenals of all near-peer competitors in the international system2 and 7#b7 any ,new ,,start ,treaty extension or successor agreement must be a trilateral arrangement among the ,united ,states1 the ,russian ,federation1 and the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 #d4 ,withholding of funds ,no funds shall be expended to implement a ,new ,,start ,treaty extension or any successor agreement unless the ,new ,,start ,treaty or such successor agreement-- 7#a7 includes and is signed by the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 and 7#b7 covers all strategic and non-strategic nuclear forces held by the ,russian ,federation1 including-- 7,a7 the ,,rs-#bh ,sarmat 7,,ss-,x-#cj7 intercontinental ballistic missile system2 7,b7 the #i,m#gcj ,burevestnik 7,,ssc-,x-#i7 nuclear-powered cruise missile system2 7,c7 the ,,kh-#dg,m#b ,kinzhal air-launched hypersonic missile system2 7,d7 the ,avangard hypersonic boost-glide vehicle system2 and 7,e7 the ,status-#f 7,kanyon7 unmanned undersea vehicle4